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        <h1>EXPAND Function</h1>
        <p>The <b>EXPAND</b> function is one of the <a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.htm#lookupreference" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">lookup and reference functions</a>. It is used to expand a range of data (array) by adding rows and columns.</p>
        <h3>Syntax</h3>
        <p><b><em>EXPAND(array, rows, [columns], [pad_with])</em></b></p>
        <p>The <b>EXPAND</b> function has the following arguments:</p>
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                <td><b><em>array</em></b></td>
                <td>The range of cells to be expanded.</td>
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                <td><b><em>rows</em></b></td>
                <td>The number of rows in the returned array. Although this is a required argument, if omitted, rows will not be added and the number of columns must be specified.</td>
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                <td><b><em>columns</em></b></td>
                <td>An optional argument identifying the number of columns in the returned array. If omitted, columns will not be added and the number of rows must be specified.</td>
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                <td><b><em>pad_with</em></b></td>
                <td>The value to fill in the added cells. #N/A is the default value.</td>
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        <h3>Notes</h3>
        <p>Please note that this is an array formula. To learn more, please read the <a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertArrayFormulas.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">Insert array formulas</a> article.</p>
        <p><a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.htm#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>EXPAND</b> function.</p>        
        
        <h3>Examples</h3>
            <p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>EXPAND</b> function.</p>
        <p><img alt="EXPAND Function" src="../images/expand.png" /></p>
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